Disappointing

Item: Carnival Miracle
Rating: 3.2
Author: merfys

Carnival Miracle Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

merfys

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 14, 2018

Ship: Carnival Miracle

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6202

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Save up your money and go on a newer ship. The port of call are the best thing about this ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Food is of very low quality and left us sick and with diarrhea the whole trip.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Nothing but bingo and a few seminars. No pool side activities, movies, tournaments, dance classes.... Nothing exceptional!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Talent was subpar. Didn’t even have a show every night!

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Staff doesn’t try to exceed expectations, just get by! Since their gratuities are pretty much guaranteed ( your sail&sign card will automatically be charged on the last day).

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The ship has a CONSTANT smell of sewage. Everywhere! We were told it was due to old piles and a bad filtration system.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Typical, normal interior room.

Ship tip

Don’t! This is an old shop in desperate need of updating.

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Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

4 out of 5

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

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Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

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Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Did not visit port

Due to supposed weather, we did not tender.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Unorganized.

11 Comments

momyy2k 6 years ago

I was on this cruise last November. We had a wonderful time. Never noticed any smell there is always a party going on somewhere and we had a wonderful time.

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cmar 6 years ago

On the Miracle in August! Was a great time! Not at all like the review!

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CarinF 6 years ago

Glad all that was cleared up I'll be on the miracle in 170 days. Cant wait

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dancinking5 6 years ago

Yeah, I was on this cruise and it was amazing. No sewage smell. Food was great. Lots of live music, and activities by the pool. Lots to do. Staff was awesome. Are you sure we were on the same ship? Lol!

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perrywalden3 6 years ago

Yeah, not really buying it.

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KeithFreeman 6 years ago

That's the exact reason why I just booked this cruise, because of the ports of call. And I know the ship can't be as bad as you're describing it. You're on vacation, have fun and quit being a party pooper.

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JustCruz 6 years ago

We were on it for 14 days last year, we had a wonderful time. Good food lots of fun..

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JennaMae85 6 years ago

Was on the same cruise and it was great!! And all the staff was exceptional. There was a show every night. There was groove for st jude, hairy chest contest, mixology contest and 3 deck parties! Only time I smelled something on the ship was forward on deck 2 and it was only on the last day. Since I've known, your sail and sign is always charged gratuities, so nothing new there. The staff work their a$$es off and deserve every bit of it plus more! No American I know would work 16+ hour days everyday w very little time off for what they make, and keep a smile on their face while doing it. I'm always grateful to be able to go on vacations and always have a good attitude no matter what and 15 cruises in never had a bad one yet. Food was delicious and always hot too!!

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GordonGA 6 years ago

Fake news

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Decall2002 6 years ago

When my sister and I did a cruise with them we totally enjoyed it.

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142KSJD 6 years ago

What did you not like about the Miracle?

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